A real friend is someone you say a sentence to and they know ten thousand words behind that sentence.

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

The secret of success is… to be fully awake to everything about you.

If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was.

Art is coming face to face with yourself.

There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.

Painting is no problem. The problem is what to do when you're not painting.

It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.

What else is there to do in this world but love other people?

She blew more smoke toward me, a lazy game of cancer catch.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust to be managed for the good of others.

The chief al Qaeda recruiting tool is the net.

For me, what I see happening in this [clean water] crisis is deterioration of the family. It is deterioration of our health.

It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It's what resides inside.

The first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked.

It was very difficult to startle or surprise someone with a particular sound during the family computer era.

Know when your space is too small for you...and you have to birthed to the next level!

I know that I have a special stomach.